Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Partly Cloudy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 18 Jul 5:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Chicago IL

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke after 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke after 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Chicago IL
 41.86°N 87.71°W
3:55 am CDT Jul 18, 2026
6am CDT Jul 18, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 24, 2026
 
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